Branches of Modern Science Quiz
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Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and ______), which study the physical world

biology

The social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and ______), which study individuals and societies

sociology

The history of science spans the majority of the historical record, with the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia from around 3000 to 1200 BCE. Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and ______ entered and shaped the Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity

medicine

Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in ______ and medicine

<p>engineering</p> Signup and view all the answers

Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and ______

<p>medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and ______), which study the physical world

<p>biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

The formal sciences (e.g., logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science), which study formal systems, governed by axioms and rules. There is disagreement whether the formal sciences are science disciplines, because they do not rely on ______ evidence

<p>empirical</p> Signup and view all the answers

The history of science spans the majority of the historical record, with the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia from around 3000 to 1200 BCE. Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped the Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity, whereby formal attempts were made to provide explanations of events in the physical world based on natural causes, while further advancements, including the introduction of the ______ numeral system, were made during the Golden Age of India

<p>Hindu–Arabic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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